Tailor&#39;s measuring apparatus.



M. MENNIS 6. W. A. MEAD.

TAILORS MEASURING APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 16, 1912.

1,092,737. Patented Apr. 7, 1914,

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APPLIGATIONTILBD AUG. 16, 19'12.

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MAY MENNIS AND WILLIAM A. MEAD, 0F DENVER, COLORADO.

TAILOR/S MEASURING APPARATUS.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr, 1914.

Application 1ed August 16, 1912. Serial No. 715,475.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, MAY MnNNis and WILLIAM A. MEAD, citizens of theUnited States of America, residing at Denver, in the county of Denverand State of` Colorado, have invented new and useful Improvements inTailors Measuring Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements inl tailors measuring apparatusand, in the is dlrected more particularly to an apparatus for measuringwomens forms so that custom gowns and suits may be:

made with accuracy, it of course being understood that the invention inits useful application is not limited to the particular application ofthe same as herein set forth,`

e same is equally .applicable to ascertain as th the measurements of aman.

In carrying out the present invention, it is our purpose to provide anapparatus of the character described by means of which the outline of apersons form may be ascer-I tained with ease and facility so as to givethe outline and enable the proper reproduction of each individual figurewhereby custom` gowns, suits and the like may be made with accuracy.

one measuring position on the platform ofl the same. Fig. 2 is a similarview showing the person in another position upon the platform of thesame, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a detail of theinvention. Fig. 4 is a view of a detail of the invention.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the numeral ldesignates a base which may be constructed of any suitable material andof any preferred or well known form. Rigidly fastened to the baseadjacent to one end thereof is a vertical hollow standard 2 alsoconstructed of any suitable material and mounted within the standard 2and extending upwardly therefrom is an upright 3 appropriately graduatedor marked off for measuring the height of the person upon the platform.This upright is preferably slidably disposed within the standard so thatthe same may be removed when desired and, if found desirable, a suitableclamping device may be employed to hold the upright at any desiredelevation so that the height of the person being' measured may beascertained with ease. Extending laterally from the opposite sides ofthe upright 3 and projecting in relatively opposite directions, arecross bars 4 which, in the present instance, are constructed of steeltubing suitably graduated along their lengths.

In the embodiment of our invention selected for illustrative purposes,each cross bar is secured to the respective side of the upright by meansof a cleat 5 having the marginal edges thereof turned upon themselves asat 6 and spaced apart to form a dovetailed guide way 7 slidablyreceiving a similarly shaped track 8 formed upon the respective side ofthe upright, or fastened thereto in any suitable manner, each cleathaving a threaded aperture to receive one Itis also our purpose toprovide a device 3' of this type which will embrace the desired end ofthe particular cross bar, the adjacent end of each bar engaging therespective track to bind the cleats to the upright and preventaccidental sliding movement of the bars. From this construction, it willbe seen that the cross bars at each side of the upright are movablethereon independently of one another and independently of those on theopposite side whereby such bars may be moved or adjusted to any desiredposition relatively to one another to enable the measuring of theparticular points on the figure so that the desired outline may bereproduced. Although we have shown and described one particularconstruction of these cross bars and a certain form of fastening meansfor securing the same to the upright, we wish it to be understood thatwe do not confine ourselves to this precise structure, as the bars maybe constructed of any suitable material and may be of any formation incross dimensions and any suitable fastening means for securing the barsto the 'upright may be employed. Secured to each cross bar 4 andprojecting at right angles thereto is an arm 9 which, inthe presentinstance, has one end formed with a sleeve l0 receiving the respectivebar and splined thereon for sliding movement, the arms being movable onthe bars toward and away from one another and independently of oneanother cross bars. A suitable cap 12 is fastened to,

the upper extremity of the uprightB and rests upon the head of theperson being measured so that the height of such person may bedetermined and the upright held against accidental downward movement inthe taking of the measurements of the depth and breadth or width 0f theperson.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and manner of e1nploying our invention willbe readily apparent. In Fig. 1 of the drawings we have shown the mannerof employing our invention for measuring t-he breadth or width of theperson` and in this use of the apparatus, the upper cross bars 4, 4 atthe opposite sides of the upright are disposed adjacent to the neck ofthe person while the arms 9, 9 on such bars incase the neck to determinethe width thereof. On the next lower pair of cross bars, the arms 9, 9are disposed beneath the arm pits so that the breadth of the person atthis point may be ascertained, while the arms on the succeding pair ofbars embrace the waist, the Jfollowing cross bars, that is, the lastpair in the present instance, being disposed an appropriate distancebelow the waist line and having the arms thereon embracing the hips sothat the width or breadth of the person at this point may be readilydetermined.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings, we have shown our invention as utilized forobtaining the depthV of the person to be measured andin this case, thebars at each side of the upright are stepped relatively to those at theopposite side. For example, the bars of the upper pair are disposed oneabove the other so that the arms thereon will enable the correctmeasurements of the depth of the neck,

while the bars o-f the next lowest pair are stepped relatively to eachother so that the arms thereon will enable the depth ofthe bust of theperson to be determined, the bars of the following pair being alsostepped relatively to eachother so that-the arms thereon will embracethe waist and facilitate the correct measuring of theV depth,

thereof, the bars of the'following pair, the

last in this embodiment of our invention,

being also stepped with Vrespect to each other and disposed anappropriate distance below the waist line, so that'the' propermeasurements may be taken at this `point to 'deter-j mine the depth.

It will be noted that we have Vprovided a simple, yet eflicient andreliable form, of tailors measuring apparatusandone wherein all therequisitepoints,uponthe'person may be measured: sothat custom gowns,suits and the like may be made with accuracy. Y

While we have herein shown and described one preferred form of ourinvention,

it is to be understood that we ldo notlimit ourselves to the precisedetails of 'construction herein described and delineated, asmodification and variation may be made within the scope of the claim andwithout A departing from the spirit of the invention.

NVe claim:

A measuring apparatus comprising a hollow standard, a graduated uprightmounted within the standard and provided with tracks at the oppositesides thereof, cleats engagingv with the tracksV and slidable thereon,cross bars secured to said cleats and adapted to engage the track waysto bind the cleats to the track ways and prevent accidental movementthereof, and'arms securedto said cross barsfand projecting at rightangles thereto and adapted to embracethe person being measured.

In testimony whereof we affix ourfsigna# tures in presence of twowitnesses. Y Y

MAY MENNIVS. y WILLIAM A. MEAD. Witnesses:

NE'r'iiE KIBBY, A. M. :P AJTIET.

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Washington,V D. C.-

